Dick Colliver Backs Away as Honda Sales Executive
4 Feb 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / With the economic crisis knocking on the door, there is a lot of pressure over automakers' executives and to be honest, not many people would like to be in their shoes at the moment. Ther...
Honda Rolled Out Its 20 Millionth Car in North America
4 Feb 2009, 08:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese automaker Honda today announced it has reached a new milestone in North America as the company rolled out the 20 millionth automobile last month. Honda arrived in North America in 1982,...
European Car Makers Interested in IndyCar Engine Deal
4 Feb 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a time when most manufacturers seem to revise their racing programmes in Formula 1 – Honda even withdrew from the series last year – the IndyCar Series confirmed that no less than 5 c...
Mercedes & BMW to Leave F1?
3 Feb 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Formula 1 is on the brink of losing two of its most appreciated manufacturers in 2010, according to reports from German magazine Focus. The two companies are allegedly considering retirement from th...
Japanese January Sales Lowest in 37 Years
2 Feb 2009, 16:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite some rumors claiming the Japanese automotive industry is less affected by the economic downturn, new car sales in Japan reached the lowest point in 37 years in January, according to Reuters ...
Ecclestone Not Panicking on F1 Future
2 Feb 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Taking on former F1 champion Alain Prost's advice, Bernie Ecclestone insisted that the world of Formula 1 should not panic in the wake of the global economic downturn. The F1 supreme argued tha...
Congress Bans Chidren's Motorcycles
29 Jan 2009, 11:40 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / One truly awesome way of getting the 12-year-old teens entertained might be soon history...The authority responsible for such a terrible decision couldn't have been anyone else than the US Cong...
Honda Deny Buyout Deadline
27 Jan 2009, 16:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda don't seem too eager to finalize the buyout of their F1 operations, as revealed by a spokeswoman earlier today. The Brackley-based team was believed to have until January 31 to find an in...
Richards: Honda Were Wrong to Announce Early Exit
27 Jan 2009, 13:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although removing himself from the race to purchase Honda's F1 team, Prodrive boss David Richards insisted that he would really like the Brackley-based team to find a buyer soon enough in order...
Honda to Cut Production in the US and Japan
27 Jan 2009, 11:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Unfortunately for the automotive industry, the fight against the economic recession continues with even more cost-cutting measures. This time the anti-recession move concerns Honda, the Japanese aut...
Honda to Kill S2000 in December
27 Jan 2009, 08:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Honda today confirmed that its successful S2000 model will be discontinued at the end of the year, with the Japanese automaker insisting that although it was initially supposed to represent a limite...
Honda Commit to MotoGP Program, Set to Leave Other Series
23 Jan 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite having quit the Formula 1 championship in December last year – while still struggling to find a buyer of their F1 operations – Honda reaffirmed their complete support for their M...
Hybrid Cars Sales Fell By 9.9 Percent in the US
23 Jan 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Last year, hybrid vehicles were not at all immune to the credit crunch but they also had to face another challenge: fuel prices tumbled to an average of $1.62 per gallon last month. With these pe...
Honda Announces 2010 Insight Accessories
22 Jan 2009, 09:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though the 2010 Honda Insight is fairly new on the market, as it was officially unveiled at the 2009 North American Detroit Auto Show, the Japanese automaker has already announced accessories f...
Mike Conway to Make IndyCar Debut
21 Jan 2009, 08:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mike Conway will leave the GP2 Series for a place in the “North American Formula 1”, the IndyCar Series. He will make his debut in the oval-racing series with Dreyer & Reinbold Racin...
UPDATE: Honda Fury to Be Unveiled Today at New York
16 Jan 2009, 17:13 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / You probably remember the horror presentation of the Honda Fury we talked about a week ago. Even though the official pictures will be presented on furyisunleashed.com in less than five hours, ...
Honda Leaves Behind 3,100 Unemployed
16 Jan 2009, 14:25 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Production is reduced or even stopped for a while, people are being laid off, advertising and marketing budget have become almost insignificant. These are a few examples of the desperate measures ta...
UK Government to Investigate Honda F1 Buyout
16 Jan 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following recent reports in the British media that Honda's F1 team CEO Nick Fry may be interested in buying the Brackley-based team from the Japanese manufacturer, it seems that the British gov...
Thompson Considers Sabbatical 2009
15 Jan 2009, 16:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / James Thompson might have brought Honda their first win in the FIA World Touring Car Championship this year, but that didn't change the Japanese manufacturer's mind to withdraw from the sp...
2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Launched at Detroit
14 Jan 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid was finally launched at the 2009 North American International Auto Show, the Japanese automaker saying that the new model is expected to arrive in US authorized dealers...